pretty much if this was on nbc, abc or cbs it would just be another lame show like when showtime tried to put dexter on cbs it was lame

eh, most of the better shows nowadays are on cable because you can get away with more adult content and nature.
the world is so PC now that if it doesn't fit with family values and become something the entire family can watch(or at least most of it) then it tends to slip and fade away.

you have some darker shows that remain on network tv and some raunchy comedies but you don't see Mad Men, Burn Notice, Son of Anarchy, Walking Dead, White Collar or GOT on network tv.

Hey I just started watching it this season. Didn't realize how awesome it was until my finance finally made me watch it. Anyways, that black chick the dragon princess picked up from that douche guy who had the soilders for sale is really hot!

Hey I just started watching it this season. Didn't realize how awesome it was until my finance finally made me watch it. Anyways, that black chick the dragon princess picked up from that douche guy who had the soilders for sale is really hot!

Messandi and she is very hot and if things stay status quo then we will be able to enjoy her goods.

Her enunciation of Valyrian was kinda frightening in how close it came to my imagination while reading the books. Hot. Her storyline is by far the most faithful. Jaime and Theon are being served well, if not up to expectation. Though Jaime is close. The Kingslanding saga still has hope. Sadly my favorite plots from the books happen north of the wall and I am bored to death and dissapointed with the recreation so far this season. Ghost is somehow not with Jon? Gianstbane isnt jovial, and for some reason leading Jon over the wall instead of the earless king. Sam hasnt earned his nickname?(though that could still happen). Heres hoping that the action north of the wall improves tenfold, Im honestly not to sold on the KBtW.

I remember being a little geeked out when they introduced Qyburn a couple of episodes back. I had to explain to my brother why he would be important soon.

Also, can anyone who has read the books more recently than I clarify this point, the entire Theon escape fake-out subplot that ran through the first 4 episodes, was that completely created from scratch, or was there some background mention of it in the third book? I just remember Robb receiving vague promises that Theon was being painfully flayed alive by Ramsay Bolton and that was it.

The casting for this show is damn near perfect. I can't really think of many that have been miscasted. Maybe Dondarrion?

I've mentioned it before, but I am not really in love with Lena Headey's Cersei. I think she plays her too quiet, hunched over and reserved. I don't read her that way and don't see her that way. This is someone who is desperate for attention and affection. I see her stronger vocally and physically - not actually larger, but stronger body language. I also don't see why they couldn't find a real blonde. Headey is ok, but her performances aren't very powerful. The closest I've liked is when she threatens Littlefinger and when she's speaking to Sansa during the siege of King's Landing. I wish she was like that all the time.

The only casting that I have disliked so far has been Mance Raydor. The books really set him up as this character with a lot of roguish charm and flair. Ciaran Hinds plays him as just another grumpy old man beyond the wall.

I think Sansa is annoying, but her character is annoying, not the casting. I have to agree that Lena Headey's Cersei is pretty awesome. I haven't read the books, but I don't trust her one bit, which I think is the point.

The greatest tragedy in the show is I think we'll never see the Khaleesi's boobies again. We may see Emilia Clarke's at some point in her career, but never the Khaleesi's. Let's mourn that.